"Rubensstraße (Munich) Rubensstraße, named after the painter Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), is a street in Munich's Obermenzing district, which was built around 1897. The originally named ""V. Apfelallee"" road, is a west-east oriented street of the Villenkolonie Pasing II, which connects the Alte Allee with the Marschnerstraße. Rubensstraße, was first made up of a few single-family houses constructed between 1900 and the First World War. In the last decades, the open land areas have been filled with the construction of rental housing blocks. In the spring of 2016 the road received a new bitumen cover. Rubensstraße 1: The villa was"
"Antonio del Rincón (painter) Antonio del Rincón (ca. 1446–1500) was a 15th-century Spanish painter and artist, a court painter to ""los Reyes Católicos"", Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. Born in Guadalajara, Spain around 1446, del Rincón is supposed to have studied painting in Italy, either in Rome or Florence, possibly under Andrea del Castagno or Domenico Ghirlandajo. Upon his return to Spain he was appointed court painter by the Catholic Monarchs, whose portraits he painted. He was awarded the Order of St. Jago for his contributions to the court, and has been described by 19th-century art"
"to William IV; his grandfather William Burgess (1749–1812), portrait painter; his great-grandfather Thomas Burgess (fl. 1786) numbered Thomas Gainsborough amongst his pupils; and he was nephew of John Cart Burgess (1798–1863), a flower and landscape painter, and Thomas Burgess (1784?-1807), landscape painter. John Bagnold Burgess John Bagnold Burgess (London 21 October 1829 – 2 November 1897 London) was an English artist known for his paintings of historical and genre scenes, principally in Spain. Burgess was born in Chelsea, in London, and was the son of Henry William Burgess, landscape painter to William IV, and part of a family of several"
"Another art form introduced through the church was stained glass, which was also adopted for secular uses. Nicholas Hilliard (c. 1547–7 January 1619) - ""the first native-born genius of English painting"" - began a strong English tradition in the portrait miniature. The tradition was continued by Hilliard's pupil Isaac Oliver (c. 1565–bur. 2 October 1617), whose French Huguenot parents had escaped to England in the artist's childhood. Other notable English artists across the period include: Nathaniel Bacon (1585–1627); John Bettes the Elder (active c. 1531–1570) and John Bettes the Younger (died 1616); George Gower (c.1540–1596), William Larkin (early 1580s–1619), and"
"historians to be ""considered as the founder of the Spanish school [of painting]"" and ""the first distinguished Spanish painter"". Antonio del Rincón (painter) Antonio del Rincón (ca. 1446–1500) was a 15th-century Spanish painter and artist, a court painter to ""los Reyes Católicos"", Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. Born in Guadalajara, Spain around 1446, del Rincón is supposed to have studied painting in Italy, either in Rome or Florence, possibly under Andrea del Castagno or Domenico Ghirlandajo. Upon his return to Spain he was appointed court painter by the Catholic Monarchs, whose portraits he painted. He was"
"both France and Spain, particularly since no Spanish king was canonised until Ferdinand III of Castile received the honour in 1671. The work was commissioned by Luis de Castilla, the painter's friend and future executor - the saint was also Luis' name saint. For a period the work was in the collection of the château de Chenonceau, before being acquired by its present owner in 1903. A recent restoration has revealed a cityscape in the background, showing Toledo. Saint Louis (El Greco) Saint Louis is a 1592-1595 painting by El Greco, painted during his time in Toledo. It is now"
"Juan de Espinosa Juan de Espinosa, (active 1628 and 1659), Spanish Baroque painter specializing in still life painting. There is a great deal of confusion in the documentation of de Espinosa's life and works because there are a number of artists using the same name who also painted still lifes around the same time. Juan de Espinosa, gilder of altarpieces, was documented in Madrid between 1608 and 1613, married Maria de Aranda in the parish of San Sebastián. The second son of this marriage, born in 1610 and also named Juan, might be the better known of the two still-life"
"dated 1668. Attribution: Geronimo de Bobadilla Geronimo de Bobadilla, also Jerónimo de Bobadilla, (1630–1709) was a Spanish painter. He was born at Antequera, a small town in the vicinity of Málaga, and got married in 1659. According to Palomino he was a scholar of Francisco Zurbarán, whose manner he followed. He excelled in painting historical subjects of a medium size and perspective views. He used a peculiar varnish on his pictures, which Murillo compared to crystal. He was a great collector of academic figures, drawings, models, and sketches of celebrated artists. He was one of the founders of the Academy"
"Greenwich, London. This Wren building was painted by Sir James Thornhill, the first British born painter to be knighted and is a classic example of the baroque style popular in the early 18th century. The American 19th-century still-life painter William Harnett specialized in trompe-l'œil. In the 20th century, from the 1960s on, the American Richard Haas and many others painted large trompe-l'œil murals on the sides of city buildings, and from beginning of the 1980s when German Artist Rainer Maria Latzke began to combine classical fresco art with contemporary content trompe-l'œil became increasingly popular for interior murals. The Spanish painter"
"Hernando de Ávila Hernando de Ávila (c.1538-1595), painter and sculptor to Philip II of Spain, flourished in the middle of the 16th century. He was a pupil of Francisco Comontes. He executed, in 1568, an altar-piece of 'St. John the Baptist,' and the 'Adoration of the Kings,' for the cathedral of Toledo. Philip II of Spain would order to him of pictures of the book ""Libro de Retratos de Reyes..."", signboards and real standards of the kings of Oviedo, Leon and Castile, possibly his last work and unique remaining testimony of the decoration of the hall, destroyed in 1860 by"
"Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra (July 10, 1616 – February 2, 1668) was a Spanish Baroque painter, sculptor, and poet. Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra was born at Córdoba, Spain. He trained in painting under his father Agustín del Castillo, and after his death by a little-known religious painter named Ignacio Aedo Calderón from 1631 to 1634. Later he was taught in Seville by Francisco de Zurbarán and by his uncle Juan del Castillo, who was also teacher of Cano, Murillo and De Moya. In 1635 he returned to Córdoba, where he painted frescoes and"
"the most important names from the Catalan Cinquecento, was a painter of Central-European origin and training whose work speaks for the influence of Flemish culture and of the art produced in Venice in the period straddling the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Saint Candidus (Ayne Bru) Saint Candidus is a painting by Ayne Bru conserved at the National Art Museum of Catalonia. The knight, standing, is dressed in dark armour with a shield, halberd and sword, a fur-lined green tabard, a purple stole and a red cap with a medal featuring the bust of Christ. This is Saint Candidus, a warrior"
"Velázquez, but did not fill the post. Antonio de Lanchares Antonio de Lanchares (1586/1590-1630/1640) was a Spanish painter, active during the Baroque period, mainly in Madrid and surrounding towns. He came from a family of painters and jewellers, and was a pupil of Eugenio Cajés. He painted a Jesus in Glory for the Jesuit church. Among his few surviving works is an Ascension of Christ. With Luis Fernandez in 1625, he painted a life of ""St Peter Nolasco"" for the convent of the Carmelitas de la Mercedes. In 1627, he was nominated to the post of painter to the king"
"Lisbon, in 1594, showered with honors. Francisco Venegas Francisco Venegas (c. 1525 - 1594), was a Spanish painter active in Portugal in the last quarter of the sixteenth century. He was one of the most notable mannerist painters active in the country during that period. Venegas was born in Seville around the year 1525, having practiced the art of jewelery before becoming a painter. He was a student of Luis de Vargas, and spent a period in Rome, where he could observe the Italian Mannerist art of the time, as the works of Bartholomeus Spranger and Hans Speckaert. In 1578"
"Pablo Picasso Pablo Ruiz Picasso (; ; 25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, stage designer, poet and playwright who spent most of his adult life in France. Regarded as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, he is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore. Among his most famous works are the proto-Cubist ""Les Demoiselles d'Avignon"" (1907), and ""Guernica"" (1937), a dramatic portrayal of the bombing of Guernica"
"Italy, who became Queen consort of Spain. As a younger son, Charles had been made Duke of Parma, then boldly seized the Kingdom of Naples, becoming Charles VII of Naples, before inheriting the Spanish throne. Charles housed the collection in what is now the National Museum of Capodimonte in Naples. The painting hangs in the Capodimonte with ""The Misanthrope"", as part of the Farnese collection. The Blind Leading the Blind The Blind Leading the Blind, Blind, or The Parable of the Blind () is a painting by the Netherlandish Renaissance artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder, completed in 1568. Executed in"
"oil paintings (such as those in the church of Santa Marina). He died at Córdoba in 1668. Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra (July 10, 1616 – February 2, 1668) was a Spanish Baroque painter, sculptor, and poet. Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra was born at Córdoba, Spain. He trained in painting under his father Agustín del Castillo, and after his death by a little-known religious painter named Ignacio Aedo Calderón from 1631 to 1634. Later he was taught in Seville by Francisco de Zurbarán and by his uncle Juan del Castillo, who was also teacher"
"influenced by Venetian style. Juan del Castillo Juan del Castillo (c. 1590 – c. 1657) was a Spanish Baroque painter. Many of his paintings became famous during his time due to his pupil, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. Del Castillo was the youngest brother of the painter Agustín. Both were trained in painting by Luis Fernández in Seville. Afterwards he painted religious frescoes and oil paintings around Seville, and also in Granada and Cádiz. Amongst his students were his brother-in-law Alonso Cano and his nephew Antonio, as well as Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Pedro de Moya, Andro de Medina and Juan de Valdés"
"Alonzo Cano Alonzo Cano or Alonso Cano (19 March 16013 September 1667) was a Spanish painter, architect and sculptor born in Granada. He learned architecture from his father, Miguel Cano; painting in the academy of Juan del Castillo, and from Francisco Pacheco the teacher of Velázquez; and sculpture from Juan Martínez Montañés. As a sculptor, his most famous works are the ""Madonna and Child"" in the church of Lebrija (also called ""Nebrija""), and the colossal figures of San Pedro and San Pablo. He was made first royal architect, painter to Philip IV, and instructor to the prince, Balthasar Charles, Prince"
"Giovanni Battista Crescenzi Giovanni Battista Crescenzi (1577–1635) was an Italian painter and architect of the early-Baroque period, active in Rome and Spain, where he helped decorate the pantheon of the Spanish kings at El Escorial. He rose to prominence as an artist during the reign of Pope Paul V, but by 1617 had moved to Madrid, and from 1620 on, he was active in El Escorial. Philip III of Spain awarded him the title of ""Marchese de la Torre"", ""Knight of Santiago"". His family was a prominent Roman family. His brother, Pier Paolo Crescenzi, was a cardinal. He married Anna"
"of Hamlet. This painting won a prize at the Exposition of Fine Arts of Madrid in 1886. He also painted ""Modern Life"", ""To the Cafè"", ""Il Suonatore di ghironda"", ""Sala d' armi""; ""La Puerpera""; ""The Venetian Senator""; ""Over the Lagoon""; ""Venetian Costume of the 15th century"" (watercolor). He died in Rome on November 28, 1917. Salvador Sánchez Barbudo Salvador Sánchez Barbudo (March 14, 1857 – November 28, 1917) was a Spanish painter, active mainly in Rome, Italy. He was born in Jerez de la Frontera, Province of Cádiz, Spain. He had his first training in his native Spain in Seville"
"succeeded him as chief painter to King Philip III of Spain. He died in Spain, where most of his works are to be found. Among the most celebrated of them is a ""Descent from the Cross"", in the church of San Felipe el Real, in Madrid (now in the Museo del Prado). Among his pupils was Francisco López. Bartolomeo Carducci Bartolomeo Carducci (156014 November 1608) was an Italian painter, better known as Carducho, the Spanish corruption of his Italian patronymic. He was born in Florence, where he studied architecture and sculpture under Bartolomeo Ammanati, and painting under Federico Zuccari. He"
"Geronimo de Bobadilla Geronimo de Bobadilla, also Jerónimo de Bobadilla, (1630–1709) was a Spanish painter. He was born at Antequera, a small town in the vicinity of Málaga, and got married in 1659. According to Palomino he was a scholar of Francisco Zurbarán, whose manner he followed. He excelled in painting historical subjects of a medium size and perspective views. He used a peculiar varnish on his pictures, which Murillo compared to crystal. He was a great collector of academic figures, drawings, models, and sketches of celebrated artists. He was one of the founders of the Academy at Seville in"
"Religion saved by Spain Religion saved by Spain is an oil on canvas painting produced between 1572 and 1575 by Titian, an Italian master of the Venetian school, commemorating the Battle of Lepanto in 1571. It is one of his later works, and is considered to be an outstanding piece. Other titles are Spain succoring Religion or Religion succored by Spain. It was sent to Philip II of Spain in 1576, remained in the Spanish Royal Collection subsequently, and had been in the Prado Museum since the 19th century. ""Spain rescues Religion"" is an allegory mixed with political propaganda, portraying"
"was known for his historical paintings such as the ""Relief of Genoa"" (1635) which was painted for the Salón de Reinos of the Buen Retiro Palace in Madrid as part of the same series as Velázquez's ""Surrender of Breda"". Antonio de Pereda Antonio de Pereda y Salgado ( – January 30, 1678) was a Spanish Baroque-era painter, best known for his still lifes. Pereda was born in Valladolid. He was the eldest of three brothers from an artistic family. His father, mother and two brothers were all painters. He was educated in Madrid by Pedro de las Cuevas and was"
"genres"" of painting was Sir James Thornhill (1675/76–1734) who was the first and last significant English painter of huge Baroque allegorical decorative schemes, and the first native painter to be knighted. His best-known work is at Greenwich Hospital, Blenheim Palace and the cupola of Saint Paul's Cathedral, London. His drawings show a taste for strongly drawn realism in the direction his son-in-law William Hogarth was to pursue, but this is largely overridden in the finished works, and for Greenwich he took to heart his careful list of ""Objections that will arise from the plain representation of the King's landing as"
"Bartolomé González y Serrano Bartolomé González y Serrano, (1564-1627) was a Spanish Baroque painter, specializing in painting portraits, which is shown as a continuation of Renaissance court portraits type practiced by Alonso Sánchez Coello and especially by Juan Pantoja de la Cruz. González was born in Valladolid, and studied under Patricio Caxés and Juan Pantoja de la Cruz. He moved to Madrid, where he is documented from 1607, focusing on the execution of portraits for the Royal Court with Rodrigo de Villandrando and Andrés López Polanco. From 1617 he served as painter to King Philip III of Spain, occupying the"
"a flourishing period of arts and letters in Spain which spanned roughly from 1550–1650. Some of the outstanding figures of the period were El Greco, Diego Velázquez, Miguel de Cervantes, and Pedro Calderón de la Barca. El Greco and Velázquez were both painters, the former most notably recognized for his religious depictions and the latter—now regarded as one of the most important figures in all of Spanish art—for his precise, realistic portraiture of the contemporary court of Philip IV. Cervantes and de la Barca were both writers; ""Don Quixote de la Mancha"", by Cervantes, is one of the most famous"
"to come. Unfortunately, due to the revolution in the arts by the French Impressionists, Fortuny, and other genre artists like him, are largely unknown. The Spanish Wedding The Spanish Wedding or La Vicaria (1868-1870) is a masterwork by Marià Fortuny i Marsal, also known as Marià Fortuny or Mariano Fortuny. ""La Vicaria"" exemplifies genre painting of the 19th century. The use of jewel tones, contrasts between light and dark, and the virtuosity of the work attest to Fortuny’s talent. It resides at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain. Marià Fortuny (1838-1874), a Catalan and Spanish artist, was known"
"so well thought of that King George II called him ""Cavaliere"", which is why he later referred to himself as ""Ritter"" (Knight). He left England a few years later and returned to Italy. While there, in the 1750s, he was employed by a branch of the Spanish Royal Family. He continued to travel throughout Italy, using Milan as his home base, until his death there, aged 76. Francesco Carlo Rusca Francesco Carlo Rusca, or Carlo Francesco Rusca, also known as Ritter von Rusca (1 January 1693 – 11 May 1769) was an itinerant Italian-Swiss painter, best known for his portraits."
"which was placed over the tomb of the poet in the church of San Salvador in Madrid. His conduct towards his patron, the Admiral of Castille, has left a greater stain on his memory than even his vanity. He forsook the admiral when he was banished, and meanly solicited his patronage when recalled: the repulse he received produced melancholy, and caused his death, which took place in Madrid. Attribution: Juan de Alfaro y Gámez Juan de Alfaro y Gamez (1643–1680) was a Spanish painter of the Baroque. He was born at Córdoba. He was first a pupil of Antonio del"
"Luis de Carvajal (painter) Luis de Carvajal (1531 – died after 1618) was a Spanish painter of the Renaissance period. Born in Toledo, he was the brother of the sculptor and architect Juan Bautista Monegro, and pupil of Juan de Villoldo. At the age of 21 years, he was working with his master in the Archbishop's chapel in Toledo. He was then named painter for King Phillip II of Spain. He painted some lesser works for the monastery in the Escorial. In 1570, for the church of the Escorial, he painted seven large canvases pairing the following saints: Cosme and"
"Antonio de Pereda Antonio de Pereda y Salgado ( – January 30, 1678) was a Spanish Baroque-era painter, best known for his still lifes. Pereda was born in Valladolid. He was the eldest of three brothers from an artistic family. His father, mother and two brothers were all painters. He was educated in Madrid by Pedro de las Cuevas and was taken under the protective wing of the influential Giovanni Battista Crescenzi. After Crescenzi's death in 1635, Pereda was expelled from the court and began to take commissions from religious institutions. As well as still lifes and religious paintings, Pereda"